DigiSus research platform's Winter Feast

Digital and Sustainability Transitions in Society (DigiSus) research platform aims to create holistic and cross-disciplinary insights into digitalization and sustainability as societal transitions. DigiSus Winter Feast is an event dedicated to reflecting on the milestones and successes from the year 2025 and taking a look to the future. 

At Winter Feast, you can connect with others interested in digitalisation and sustainability, share thoughts and insights, and ideate new research or other collaborations considering, for example, the upcoming DigiSus funding call. Winter Feast warmly welcomes researchers, collaborators from public, private and third sectors, as well as anyone working in the intersection of digitalisation and sustainability to join.

Preliminary program

• 8:45 Doors open & coffee served
• 9:00 Welcome
• 9:20 Results and reflections from DigiSus projects 2025: Brief presentations with commentary and Q&A
  • Towards Sustainable and Equitable Cancer Diagnostics with AI-based Profiling of Tumor Microenvironment – Maryam Mohammadlou, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
  • Towards Socially Sustainable Platforms – Reeta Pöyhtäri, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
  • Digital Market Shaping for Sustainable Agrifood – Valtteri Kaartemo, Faculty of Management and Business
• 10:20 Break
• 10:35 Results and reflections from DigiSus projects 2025, continued
  • Mobile apps in sustainability education: Children and young people as actors in the sustainable city – Maria Sulonen, Faculty of Education and Culture
  • Connections and Creations – Tiina Vuohijoki, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
  • AIDOA: AI for innovative digitalisation, usability, and engagement of older adults in the ageing society – Tuuli Turja, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Marketta Niemelä, LAB University of Applied Sciences
• 11:20 DigiSus strategy & next steps
• 11:30 Lunch, coffee and discussions
• 12:30 Closing